Transparency in SROI and CBA

If analyses of benefits and costs are going to help people make evidence-based decisions, we need sunlight on study designs, data sources and assumptions.

Designing and conducting a social cost-benefit analysis (CBA) or social return on investment (SROI) study involves multiple analytic decisions that can affect their conclusions. Transparency about those decisions allows us to assess the quality of the study and whether it meets our information needs. Lack of transparency erodes credibility. In this arti…